Bytownite Mineral Data (original) (raw)

General Bytownite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Ca,Na)(Si,Al)4O8

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 275.01 gm

Sodium 1.67 % Na 2.25 % Na2O

Calcium 11.66 % Ca 16.31 % CaO

Aluminum 17.66 % Al 33.37 % Al2O3

Silicon 22.47 % Si 48.07 % SiO2

Oxygen 46.54 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Na0.2Ca0.8Al1.8Si2.2O8

Environment:

Magmatic and metamorphic rocks.

IMA Status:

Not Approved IMA 1835

Locality:

"Bytown," now Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after its locality.

Name Pronunciation:

Bytownite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

Ab20

An80

ICSD 34791

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Bytownite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.6357:1:1.0241

Cell Dimensions:

a = 8.17, b = 12.85, c = 13.16, Z = 7; alpha = 93.5°, beta = 116.016°, gamma = 90.833° V = 1,239.15 Den(Calc)= 2.58

Crystal System:

Triclinic - PinacoidalH-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: C1

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By Intensity(I/Io): 3.2(1), 3.75(0.8), 4.03(0.8),

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| | Facchinelli A , Bruno E , Chiari G , Acta Crystallographica, Section B , 35 (1979) p.34-42, The structure of bytownite quenched from 1723 K, Locality: satellite dyke, Traversella stock, Sesia Lanzo zone, Western Alps, Italy, Sample: BytQ, P-1 model | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

Physical Properties of Bytownite

Cleavage:

{001} Perfect, {010} Good

Color:

Colorless, Gray, White.

Density:

2.7 - 2.72, Average = 2.71

Diaphaneity:

Translucent to transparent

Fracture:

Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern.

Habit:

Crystalline - Coarse - Occurs as well-formed coarse sized crystals.

Habit:

Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix.

Habit:

Striated - Parallel lines on crystal surface or cleavage face.

Hardness:

7 - Quartz

Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Bytownite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.018 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.07 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2221,KPDmeas= 0.2114,KC= 0.2076
Ncalc = 1.54 - 1.56

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+/-), a=1.563-1.572, b=1.568-1.5784, g=1.573-1.583, bire=0.0100-0.0110, 2V(Calc)=80-88, 2V(Meas)=86.

Pleochroism (x):

colorless.

Pleochroism (y):

colorless.

Pleochroism (z):

colorless.

Calculated Properties of Bytownite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.69 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Bytownite =2.71 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PEBytownite = 2.84 barns/electron
U=PEBytownite x rElectron Density= 7.64 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Bytownite is Not Radioactive

Bytownite Classification

Dana Class:

76.01.03.05 (76)Tectosilicate Al-Si Framework

(76.01)with Al-Si frameworks

(76.01.03)Plagioclase series

76.01.03.00 Plagioclase* (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8 C1 1

76.01.03.01 Albite NaAlSi3O8 C1 1

76.01.03.02 Oligoclase (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8 C1 1

76.01.03.03 Andesine* (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8 C1 1

76.01.03.04 Labradorite* (Ca,Na)(Si,Al)4O8 C1 1

76.01.03.05 Bytownite* (Ca,Na)(Si,Al)4O8 C1 1

76.01.03.06 Anorthite CaAl2Si2O8 P1,I1 1

Strunz Class:

09.FA.35 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.F - Tektosilicates without Zeolitic H2O

09.FA -Tektosilicates without additional non-tetrahedral anions, (Al,B):Si = 1:1

09.FA.35 Albite NaAlSi3O8 C1 1

09.FA.35 Bytownite* (Ca,Na)(Si,Al)4O8 C1 1

09.FA.35 Anorthite CaAl2Si2O8 P1,I1 1

09.FA.35 Andesine* (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8 C1 1

09.FA.35 Labradorite* (Ca,Na)(Si,Al)4O8 C1 1

09.FA.35 Oligoclase (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8 C1 1

09.FA.35 Reedmergnerite NaBSi3O8 C1 1

09.FA.35 Plagioclase* (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8 C1 1

Other Bytownite Information

References:

NAME( Sinkankas66) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Heinrich65)

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Bytownite

(Ca,Na)(Si,Al)4O8
Dana No: 76.01.03.05 Strunz No: 09.FA.35
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